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University of Washington

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The University of Washington (UW) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States, established on November 4, 1861. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Founded Year
1861 1
Country
United States 1
City
Seattle 1
Ownership Type
Public 1
Ranking Band
Top 100 3
Classification
Institution Type
University 1
Statistics
Enrollment Size
47,571 2
Connections

Associated With

James A. Banks, Thinkers

James A. Banks was a faculty member at the University of Washington from 1969 to 2019 and founding director of its Center for Multicultural Education.

Source University of Washington (Wikipedia)

Long-Form Articles

The Metropolitan Tract, and the Land the University of Washington Never Sold, Articles
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Located In

Seattle

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Source University of Washington (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
The University of Washington (UW, and informally U-Dub or U Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States.
United States

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Source University of Washington (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
The University of Washington (UW, and informally U-Dub or U Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Sources
1. University of Washington (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    The University of Washington (UW) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States.
  • Infobox, Established
    November 4, 1861
  • Infobox, Location
    Seattle, Washington, U.S.
  • Infobox, Location (city)
    Seattle, Washington, U.S.
  • Infobox, Type
    Public research university
  • Description, institution-kind classification
    The University of Washington (UW) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States, established on November 4, 1861.
  • Associated With: James A. Banks, Biography section, James A. Banks article
    He was a faculty member in the College of Education at the University of Washington from 1969 to 2019.
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2. Wikidata: University of Washington
  • Wikidata Q219563, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q219563, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
  • Wikidata Q219563 P2196 (number of students) (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
  • Wikidata Q219563 P2196 (number of students), CORRECTION of char-code cast defect (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
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3. Center for World University Rankings: CWUR World University Rankings 2025
Center for World University RankingsCWUR Global 2000 list 2025, world rank 26
Quote, CWUR Global 2000 list 2025, world rank 26
Top 0.2% University of Washington USA 19 74 225 24 10 87.3
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